Reflecting on the Holiday Season

by Roseann Heinrich on 01/09/19

Reflecting on the
Holiday Season

It seems my new normal is to wake around 4 a.m. and spend
time in prayer and reflection. I try to
remember all the things I have learned over the years. Pray for angelic protection, gratitude,
prayers for those who are in need, bring light into my body, all the areas
where it is needed, balance my chakras, etc., etc., etc.

This morning I reflected on this holiday season. I have always loved the lights of the
Christmas Holiday. I light my house and
spend time enjoying my surroundings. I
love to go places that display light shows.
I could have a whole holiday with nothing but the lights. So, I began a few days before Thanksgiving
decorating my home with a variety of Christmas lighted garland and trees. I can honestly say I have really enjoyed it
all. I have a lot on timers so they come
on between 6 and 8 a.m. as well as 5 to 10 pm.
It is truly my joy. I am grateful
to be able to do this and to actually take the time to enjoy my home in this
way.

So, this morning I was thinking of the ups and downs of the
season. Thanksgiving was quiet, just my
husband, daughter and myself. We enjoyed
Christmas movies and a lovely dinner.
The day after I experienced an eye problem; It was scary. I did not know many people experience
floaters and flashing and the potential for retinal tears. I was frightened. I also did not know this could heal. So, I called on Arch Angel Raphael and Jesus
and we went to work. In the process of
the next few days I went to Doctors and eventually found it was getting better.
Th concern lingered through the
holidays as I was instructed to watch and return immediately if the condition
worsened.

I spent that evening
with special friends. We go to dinner
each month and share and learn from each other.
They are very special to me and I am grateful to have them in my life.
They helped me to relax about the eye problem and allowed me to express my
concerns and know that if I needed rides or assistance, they would eagerly
provide what I needed.

Within a few days I caught a major cold and I really despise
having a cold. But I got through that
too just in time to enjoy my first dinner party of the season. I love entertaining guests especially during
this season. It was a lovely evening and
one I cherish each year with cousins.

The following week I hosted the neighbors for an annual
Chili party. Another wonderful
experience to fill my holiday season. A
surprise dinner invitation to another cousin and his wife rounded out the week
before we entered the Christmas weekend.
Interspersed with the holiday gatherings I was also focusing on some
knee pain which keeps me from working out the way I always have and a strange
rash that showed up on my right shin.

The Christmas weekend brought family from Virginia to visit
and with them came this beautiful little dog named Molly. This was a fun visit building Gingerbread
houses; well they built, mine crashed.
But it was fun and it was a new experience for me. We visited a Magic Light show on Christmas
eve, enjoyed good food and relaxation and lots of Hallmark movies.

On Christmas morning I woke early as usual and when I
entered the living room found Santa had arrived during the night. There were stockings for everyone including
me. What a lovely surprise to have my
stepdaughter do this for us. I spent
time also during this weekend with the adorable Molly who loved to go for walks.
The weather was so lovely we walked a lot.
The weekend brought joy, tears, frustrations and peace as did the entire
season. I believe I experience every possible
emotion during this time. The national news
wasn’t good so that added to the emotional roller coaster.

But always I came back to my 4 a.m. gratitude, prayer and
light for healing all. This morning I
realized life is like this. The joyful
times rise to the surface and stand out in the memory while the less than
joyful happened but seem to not take the priority like those memories that were
filled with great light of joy and peace.
I am grateful to have realized this and know that everything will turn
out perfectly and I will always have so much for which to be grateful.

I wish I could share the wonder and joy with so many who do
not experience the holiday in this way.

I know there are many who do not even know that this season
could be joyous. I will always keep them
in the 4 a.m. prayer. I hope you can all
reach back into the memories of this most recent holiday season and maybe many
others and fine the beautiful memories rising to the surface and notice the
more difficult memories are not as accessible.